Robotpy Components.md

Required Parts

robot.py

Use:

The main program that will be run on the actual robot when the code is deployed to it, can be used to run robotContainer.py which has most of the infastructure

Path:

Main repository

Connections:

Imports:

• commands2¹
• robotContainer.py²

Deports to:

• NONE

robotContainer.py

Use:

Holds most of the robot's input commands, this is where you should put your controller commands to make the robot do stuff

Path:

Main repository

Connections:

Imports:

• wpilib¹
• constants²
• subsystems²
• commands²

Deports:

• NONE

constants.py

Use:

Holds all the constants that are needed for the robot to follow,

Path:

Connections:

Imports:

• NONE

Deports:

• robotContainer.py²
• subsystems:²
  • aprilTagSubsystem.py
  • driveSubsystem.py

Subsystems folder

Use:

For the different components that are being controlled by the robot, such as the driving motors being one subsytem, vision being another, and manipulators (arms/hands) being another

Path:

Main repository

Commands folder

Use:

Will hold your commands for the robot that will be used to control how the robot acts, most commands are only linked with one button that controls the robot to do a single thing such as rotate robot arm or interact with apriltags

Path:

Main repository

Additional Parts (not included)

dance.py

Use:

While the button input is being held, it will run on a timer to move forward and backward on a steady beat

Path:

Main repository / commands

sneke.py

Use:

While the button input is being held, it will run on a timer to move forward while turning left and right like a snake

Path:

Main repository / commands

forward.py

Use:

Will move the robot straight forward as long as the button input is being held

Path:

Main repository / commands

Footnotes

Footnotes

1. Libraries that are automatically installed with robotpy sync or with the installers ↩ ↩²

2. These imports are from libaries that you create and are not automatically installed with robotpy sync ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶